Fishing-seine



(No Model.)

C. R. BARTLETT.

FISHING SEINE.

No. 354,763. Patented Deo. 2l, 1886.

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" VNiTED STATES CHARLES RAYMOND BARTLETT,

OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

FISHING-SEINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 354,763, dated December, 21, 1886.

Serial No. 215,188. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GHAnLEs RAYMOND BARTLETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fishing-Seines, of which the following is a speeieatiomreference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to that class of seines called purse-seines.

The object of the rst part of my invention is to provide means for holding up the lower part of the seine while the seine is being dropped into the water,and until it is ready for pursing, and for raising said lower part during the operation of pursing.

The object of the second part of my invention is to provide means for drawing together and pursing the ends of the seine.

The invention consists in the combination, with a seine, hereinafter set forth and specifically pointed out in the claims, of the devices hereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 illustrates a seine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 illustrates the manner ot' holding up the lower part of Fig. 3 shows the ends of the seine brought together into'condition for pursing the same.

From the rope A-called the cork-rope, having the corks a thereon-hangs the netting B, which is suitably fastened at the top t'o this rope. The netting of the purseseines in common use it is considered necessary to so fasten to the cork-rope that it may have gathers it may belly out.77 My improvement enables me to hang the netting straight from this rope, as shown, which makes a great saving in the amount of material required for the netting.

Through the nettingpreferably about midway of the seine-I weave or suitably fasten thereto a rope, C. At intervals on this rope are the weights D, which in ordinary seines are at the bottom. To the rope O,I also fasten at intervals rings b, which are preferably metallie, and are of sufficient size for the purpose hereinafter specified.

Fastened at the bottom of the netting is a rope, E, to which is connected arope, c, bearing the purse-rings d, through which passes the pursing-rope F in the usual way.

To each end of the seine-preferably to the lower portion only, as shown-I fasten rings e at suitable intervals for gathering up and pursing the ends G'H of the seine. A pursing-rope, f, is fastened at its lower end to each of the lower corners of the seine, and is passed up through the rings e.

In operation, at or previous to the time of dropping the seine into the water, .the lower part of the same is gathered up, and at intervals a portion thereof, vtogether with the rope c and pursing-rope F, is thrust into a ring, b, in such a manner as to form a bight thereby, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The seine while being dropped is carried around so as to inclose the iish and to bring the ends of the seine together, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The free ends of the ropes f are then thrust through a ring, g, which is attached to aweight, It. This ring andweight drop down to the uppermost rings e. Now the body of the seine is pursedthat is, the lower portion is drawn inward and under the fish by means of the pursing-rope F,those parts of the netting and ropes inserted in the rings b being readily withdrawn therefrom by the draft on the rope F. The ends of the seine are then pursed by hauling upon the ropes f,which gathers up that part of the ends `of the seine provided with the rings e.

Weightingthe seine about midway its widthrather than at the bottom-and retaining the lower part of the net at this midway portion, whereby it is prevented from floating upward, not only makes it practical to hang the net-ting straight from the cork-rope, and thus save material in its construction, as above stated, but also disposes the seine in the water so that it may be much more easily and quickly pursed.

Heretofore the ends of the seine have not been gathered together or pursed, and it is found that the sh are very apt to escape at the opening thus left at these ends. This defect I overcome by means of the part of myinvention relating thereto.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a seine7 in combination with the netting thereof, rings b, fastened to the netting at intervals longitudinally at or near its middle part, each of said rings being adapted to receive a part of the lower portion of the netting when gathered up, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the netting of a seine, rings b, fastened to the netting at intervals at or near its middle part to receive the lowerfpart of the seine when gathered up, as specified, and weights D at intervals at or near said middle part for sinking the seine, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the netting of a seine, of rings b, fastened at intervals through the longitudinal middle part thereof and adapted to receive the lower part of the netting, as specified, Weights D, alternating with said rings, rings d at the bottom of the netting to receive the pursing-rope, and said pursing rope F, substantially as set forth.

4. In combination with the netting ofaseine, rings e, fastened to the netting at intervals transversely to the netting at or near the ends a weight, h, connected with the ring g,.so that by hauling upon said ropes said'rings may be dravvn together and the ends of the netting be pursed, substantially as set forth.

CHARLES RAYMOND BARTLETT.

Witnesses:

EDW. DUMMER', WM. E. WooDWARD, Jr. 

